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Bob Brown/Pool AP/Richmond Times-DispatchGovernor Abigail Spanberger is considering legislation that would change how probation works in Virginia. -
Last year, state prisons exceeded their budget for medical care by $23 million, and the number was even higher in 2024.That forced the Department of Corrections to impose a hiring freeze at a time when many facilities are understaffed. The parole board could release more people, but it now has too few members to act.
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Second Amendment advocates aren’t happy about it, but similar laws are working in other states. -
The Taubman Museum of Art is celebrating 75 years with more than 200 newly acquired works, architecture tours, and launching an oral history project. -
Early voting is getting underway but will the results be allowed to stand? Radio IQ politics analyst Jeff Schapiro and Michael Pope recap the week in politics and state government. -
Governor Abigail Spanberger is considering a bill that would reveal the identity of parents who put their children up for adoption. -
Former President Barack Obama is promoting a Democratic effort to redraw congressional lines in Virginia, the latest front in a nationwide redistricting battle ahead of this year's midterm elections. -
A Staunton man who fled political persecution in Cuba has been detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for more than seven months, despite entering the country legally and having a pending asylum case and green card application. -
The town of Pulaski is upgrading its water treatment plant in a $25 million project that town officials say is needed to address critical structural issues and update aging infrastructure. -
In middle age, many people consider a career change, and one Charlottesville man is going all out. His early resume features some of the best-known children’s programs on public television. Now he’s working as a death doula— a professional who helps people at the end of life. -
As state agencies ditch ICE, many localities in their Republican districts were never part of those same agreements. -
Online gambling has become one of the hottest issues in this year's General Assembly session, and unlike most stuff that happens around here, it does not fall neatly along party lines.
